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Box office · Week 8 · Feb 15–21, 1987

Box Office Week 8, 1987: Highest-Grossing Releases of Feb 15–21

Death Before Dishonor (1987) is the highest-grossing movie released in week 8 of 1987 (Feb 15–21), with $4.5M worldwide, ahead of Morgan Stewart’s Coming Home (1987) at $2.1M. 2 films released that week report a worldwide gross, $6.7M in all, 100% of it from the US & Canada.

week 8 releases with a gross
2
combined worldwide
$6.7M
Death Before Dishonor (1987), the #1
$4.5M
earned in the US & Canada
100%
Death Before Dishonor (1987) movie poster #1 of 2
#1 movie of Week 8, 1987

Death Before Dishonor (1987)

1987 · Drama, Action

$4.5M worldwide · 68% of the chart's total

$4.5M US & Canada · 100% elsewhere · 0%
The chart

Every Release of Week 8 of 1987, Ranked by Worldwide Gross

Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada. Films are grouped by their release date in week 8 of 1987 (Feb 15–21).

  1. 1 Death Before Dishonor (1987) movie poster
    Death Before Dishonor (1987) Feb 20, 1987 · English · Drama, Action $4.5M worldwide
    Feb 20, 1987 US and Canada: $4.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $4.5M
  2. 2 Morgan Stewart’s Coming Home (1987) movie poster
    Morgan Stewart’s Coming Home (1987) Feb 20, 1987 · English · Comedy $2.1M worldwide
    Feb 20, 1987 US and Canada: $2.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $2.1M
FAQ

Box Office Week 8 of 1987: Questions & Answers

The chart's numbers in short: the #1 film, the total, the billion-dollar hits and the US & Canada share, answered from the same 2 films as the chart.

What is the highest-grossing movie in week 8 of 1987 (Feb 15–21)?

Death Before Dishonor (1987) leads with $4.5M worldwide, $4.5M of it in the US & Canada. Next come Morgan Stewart’s Coming Home (1987) at $2.1M.

How much did movies released in week 8 of 1987 (Feb 15–21) earn?

2 films released in week 8 of 1987 (Feb 15–21) report a worldwide gross, $6.7M in all, or $3.3M per film on average.

How many movies released in week 8 of 1987 (Feb 15–21) made $1 billion?

None. The biggest, Death Before Dishonor (1987), earned $4.5M.

How much of the Week 8, 1987 box office came from the US and Canada?

$6.7M of the $6.7M total, or 100%, was earned in the US & Canada (the domestic market); the rest came from other countries. 0 films of the 2 report no domestic figure.

How is the week 8, 1987 box office chart ranked and where do the numbers come from?

Films are ranked by lifetime worldwide gross in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation, and grouped by their release date in week 8 of 1987 (Feb 15–21). The figures are the reported box office grosses in our database. A gross that looks misattributed, such as one figure shared by two unrelated films or a blockbuster total on an obscure title, is left out rather than shown as a fact.

How often is the week 8, 1987 box office chart updated?

Grosses change while films are in theaters and whenever a new figure is reported; this chart reads the latest numbers in our database, so an older film can still move after a re-release.